Disturbing close-up footage of one of the Bondi shooters shows him very calmly and rapidly reloading his rifle — fuelling a major debate over whether he had military experience or training.

A man who heroically tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has been identified as father-of-two fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed

"There are many, many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery," Chris Minns, the premier of New South Wales state, said.

An innocent bystander who rushed onto the bridge where the alleged Bondi shooters had just been neutralised was mistaken for one of the gunmen and shot at by police, before being set upon by members of the public and held at gunpoint.

The president addressed the streak of violence before providing lengthy unscripted remarks during a Christmas event.

Fashion designer Pip Edwards spent 15 minutes "frozen in fear" underneath a van when gunmen targeted Bondi Beach on December 14.

"We watched the gunman’s feet with his gun pace in front of the van right at our heads, using our van as his post."

Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged his government’s support for Canada’s Jewish community Sunday in Ottawa, in the wake of a devastating terror attack in Australia’s Bondi Beach that killed at least 15 people.

If Bondi Beach is Barbie, New Zealand’s Piha Beach is Wuthering Heights’ Heathcliff. Brooding, wild, unpredictable.

Repeated gunshots startled beachgoers, prompting them to flee as police officers arrived on scene, according to amateur videos of the Bondi mass shooting recorded on Sunday (December 14).